About OCFSN
The Oregon Community Food System Network (OCFSN)
is a 501(c)(3) made up of a collaboration of nonprofit organizations and allies dedicated to strengthening local and regional food systems to deliver better economic, social, health, and environmental outcomes across the state.
Our Vision
All Oregonians thrive with healthy, affordable foods from an environmentally and economically resilient regional food system.
Our Mission
The Oregon Community Food System Network brings people and organizations together to broaden understanding of issues, build relationships and trust, develop common purpose, and create collective capacity to realize our shared vision.
Equity Statement
Oregon Community Food System Network acknowledges that our food system is built and maintained on a foundation of oppression and systemic racism of Native peoples, people of color, and immigrants. Through a coordinated statewide network, we address this historic and systemic inequality in land ownership, food access, and labor by prioritizing the allocation of resources, decision making and power to historically excluded communities. We aim to hold ourselves accountable by building relationships, seeking inclusive participation, and practicing transparency.
Note: This equity statement is a living document to help member organizations start conversations and reflect on Oregon’s history.
Goals
Improve communication and collaboration at local, regional, and state levels
Identify and support replication and expansion of effective programs
Enhance member programmatic and administrative capacity and efficiency
Develop collaborative solutions to deliver better on-the-ground outcomes
Jointly measure and report outcomes to track statewide impact
Facilitate funding for OCFSN sponsored projects
Identify and advocate for state, regional and local policy solutions
Collectively achieve greater progress toward our shared food system vision
